:: MEDIA CONFERENCE :: 18 JANUARY 2007

SINGAPORE 1000 & SINGAPORE SME 500 2007

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ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORECo-Producer

MR GWEE SENG KWONG, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIVISION

SPRING SINGAPORESupporting Organisation

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MS CHEN YEW NAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR

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KEY TRENDS & STATISTICS

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 EDITIONS Milestones

20th Edition Singapore 1000

Today, most comprehensive analysis of Singapore Corporate Performance

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 :: 2007 EDITIONS Milestones

20th Edition Singapore 1000

Today, most comprehensive analysis of Singapore Corporate Performance

20 years’ ago, combined Net Profit of Top 10 Coys just over $1 billion

Today, Net Profit of Top 10 Coys is $23.1 billion

YEAR-ON-YEAR STATISTICS :: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)(at 2000 market prices)

Ranking Period: 1 June 2005 – 31 May 2006(3Q2005 – 2Q2006)

%4.7

-0.7

-6.5

6.1

-0.6

4.76.4 5.8

2.9

-2.4

3.6

7.6

3.4

12.3

7.4 6.9

3.45.7

7.68.7

10.38.0 7.0

5.9

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

1Q01 3Q01 1Q02 3Q02 1Q03 3Q03 1Q04 3Q04 1Q05 3Q05 1Q06 3Q06

SALES/TURNOVER (units in SGD billions)

20032004

20052006

2007

676 683 773 9201157

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

SINGAPORE 1000 2007 ::TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER & NET PROFIT

(+1.0%)

(+13.2%)(+19.1%)

(+25.7%)

20032004

20052006

2007

36.4 33.7 46.7 61 72.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

(-7.6%)

(+38.8%)

(+30.5%)

(+18.6%)

NET PROFIT (units in SGD billions)

SINGAPORE SME 500 2007 ::TRENDS :: SALES/TURNOVER

11 ranked SMEs from 2006 ranking graduated to S1000

Combined Revenue: $1.1 billion

GRADUATING SMEs (2007) SALES/TURNOVER SGD

VITAL SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 148,618,599

MARKET FORCE INTEGRATED PTE LTD 115,037,481

HOI HUP J.V. DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD 113,564,786

SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS (PTE) LIMITED 112,777,703

HOI HUP HOLDINGS PTE LTD 95,276,494

WEB BUNKERING PTE LTD 89,552,810

G & W TRADING PTE LTD 88,747,120

OCEANTRADE FOODS PTE LTD 87,481,515

KIM ANN ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED 87,072,098

BINTER & CO. PTE. LTD. 82,004,273

GMP RECRUITMENT SERVICES (S) PTE LTD 81,471,918

TOTAL 1,101,604,797

20032004

20052006

2007

272 326 428 582 634

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

(+20.0%)

(+31.1%)

(+36.1%)

(+8.9%)

SINGAPORE SME 500 2007 ::TRENDS :: NET PROFIT

NET PROFIT (units in SGD millions)

SINGAPORE 1000 BY TURNOVER 2007 :: Distribution by DP Credit Rating (*excludes Property& Finance sector coys)

DP Credit Rating

# % %

Investment Grade

DP1 36 3.95 51.70

DP2 56 6.15

DP3 103 11.31

DP4 276 30.30

High Yield DP5 351 38.53 45.99

DP6 68 7.46

High Risk DP7 5 0.55 2.31

DP8 16 1.76

Total 911 100.00 100.0

Business Classification DP Credit Rating

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5 DP6 DP7 DP8 GRAND TOTAL

Comms/Tpt/Storage 10 13 17 37 20 8 105

Construction 10 13 3 26

Electricity/Gas/Water 1 9 7 1 1 19

Holdings 3 2 9 19 14 2 1 1 51

Hotels/Food Establishments 1 2 6 3 12

Manufacturing 7 23 38 79 69 10 1 5 232

Retail 2 1 6 12 14 35

Services 3 2 6 24 22 5 1 63

Wholesale 10 14 25 80 189 39 2 9 368

GRAND TOTAL 36 56 103 276 351 68 5 16 911

SINGAPORE 1000 BY TURNOVER 2007 :: Industry Distribution by DP Credit Rating (*excludes Property& Finance sector coys)

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 2007 ::TRENDS :: INDUSTRY SALES & PROFIT PERFORMANCE

Business Classification

Singapore 1000 Singapore SME 500

Profit (% Change)

Sales (% Change)

Profit (% Change)

Sales (% Change)

Comms/Tpt/Storage

3.9 6.5 28.0 5.3

Construction 18.3 -7.2 58.2 24.6

Electricity 41.6 16.2 NA NA

Finance -8.2 12.6 11.3 -12.6

Holdings 71.3 25.4 -66.7 6.3

Hotels/Food Establishments

99.0 21.1 238.0 145.7

Manufacturing 27.4 7.0 17.8 -4.3

Property 16.2 15.9 2.1 -33.0

Retail 40.5 14.8 60.5 31.0

Services 144.1 92.0 34.5 23.1

Wholesale 8.6 36.7 15.8 -10.8

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 2007 ::TRENDS :: COMMS/TRP/STORAGE SALES PERFORMANCE

SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME 500

SINGAPORE 1000 & SME 500 2007 ::TRENDS :: PLCs & HIGHER PROFIT MARGINS

Business ClassificationSingapore 1000 Singapore SME 500 PLC Ranked Coys

Average Profit Margin (%)

Comms/Tpt/Storage 17.9 6.3 23.0

Construction 4.8 4.5 6.7

Electricity/Gas/Water 8.8 - 10.6

Finance 19.4 23.4 31.3

Holdings 29.1 43.2 13.6

Hotels/Food Establishments 35.3 9.0 21.1

Manufacturing 8.0 5.8 8.2

Property 26.9 22.4 23.9

Retail 5.6 3.1 5.1

Services 8.3 2.5 15.4

Wholesale 2.8 3.0 8.1

GRAND TOTAL 9.8 5.2 13.1

MR SIMON YEO, PARTNER

ERNST & YOUNG SINGAPORECo-Producer

AWARDS

SINGAPORE 1000 :: SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY SINGAPORE 1000 :: SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY

COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED

FINANCE

TOSHIBA CAPITAL (ASIA) LTD

: HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

HOTEL PROPERTIES LIMITED

: MANUFACTURING

HEWLETT-PACKARD SINGAPORE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued

RETAIL

DFS VENTURE SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD

: SERVICES

MOTOROLA TRADING CENTER PTE. LTD.

: WHOLESALE

SHELL EASTERN TRADING (PTE) LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY

COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE

OCEAN BUNKERING SERVICES (PTE) LTD

FINANCE

ASIAN EXCHANGE PTE LTD

: HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

BORNEO PROPERTIES SDN. BHD.

: MANUFACTURING

JURONG HI-TECH (FAR EAST) PTE. LTD.

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

SALES/TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY … continued

RETAIL

ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED

: SERVICES

MOTOROLA TRADING CENTER PTE. LTD.

: WHOLESALE

GLOBAL ENERGY RESOURCES PTE. LTD.

MR THIAN TAI CHEW, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE DIVISION

IE SINGAPORESupporting Organisation

AWARDS

SINGAPORE 1000 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD BY INDUSTRY

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY

COMMUNICATIONS / TRANSPORT / STORAGE

SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

FINANCE

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED

: HOTELS & FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL LIMITED

: MANUFACTURING

GLAXO WELLCOME MANUFACTURING PTE LTD

SINGAPORE 1000 :: 2007 WINNERS

NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE BY INDUSTRY… continued

RETAIL

DFS VENTURE SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD

: SERVICES

SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED

: WHOLESALE

EXXONMOBIL ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD

MR GWEE SENG KWONG, DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIVISION

SPRING SINGAPORESupporting Organisation

AWARDS

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE AWARDSINGAPORE SME 500 :: NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARDSINGAPORE SME 500 :: PROMISING SME (6 AWARDS)

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS

SALES/TURNOVER EXCELLENCE

UNION CONCEPT MANUFACTURERS PTE LTD

THONG LEE TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED

ICON RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD

HIN HIN TRADING PTE LTD

METAL COMMERZ PTE. LTD.

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS

NET PROFIT EXCELLENCE

2G CAPITAL PTE LTD

DA VINCI COLLECTION PTE LTD

KIM HIN JOO PTE LTD

TARGET ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE LTD

MENUMBAR OFFSHORE PTE LTD

SINGAPORE SME 500 :: 2007 WINNERS

PROMISING SMEs

(2 in 3 Categories)

CROSSING $10 MILLION TURNOVER

TONG GUAN RESOURCES PTE LTD

EARTH ARTS PTE LTD

CROSSING $20 MILLION TURNOVER

MC2 PTE. LTD.

B.T. ENGINEERING PTE LTD

CROSSING $50 MILLION TURNOVER

JIN LI MOULD MANUFACTURING PTE LTD

CHENG HENG PAPER PRODUCTS CO (PTE) LTD

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